If your timing out , randomly freezing, crashing when going through HLs

#36300069959 10/11/2006 16:38:58 If your timing out , randomly freezing, crashing when going through HLs

This worked for me hope it worked for you.

Please make the following changes in your Matrix Online directory (usually locate at C SMILEY rogram FilesMonolith ProductionsThe Matrix Online or C SMILEY rogram FilesSonyThe Matrix Online):

1.) Please delete all of the following files: client.dll, artpclnt.dll, binkw32.dll, msvcp71.dll, msvcr71.dll, patchw32.dll, autoexec.cfg, options.cfg, useropts.cfg,matrix.exe.
2.) Once those files are deleted, right-click on your Profiles folder and choose "Rename". Add a number to the end of the folder name (such as the number 1 to make the name "profiles1" SMILEY . ***Please note that you will lose your User Interface settings, maps and hardlines- do NOT delete this folder or you cannot undo this change!***

Once complete, restart The Matrix Online game. Toggle a Full System Check from the EULA screen then login.

#36300070196 10/12/2006 01:52:37 Re:If your timing out , randomly freezing, crashing when going through HLs

1.) Please delete all of the following files: client.dll, artpclnt.dll, binkw32.dll, msvcp71.dll, msvcr71.dll, patchw32.dll, autoexec.cfg, options.cfg, useropts.cfg,matrix.exe.

Wouldn't a better option be to either move those files to a new directory/zip them up or rename their extensions (ie dll -> dl_) so that if something goes wrong, the player still has access to that information? Same with the profile folder, you could just zip it up.

Aside from that, I'm curious as to how that exactly fixes the problem as it's a rather drastic solution.

#36300070362 10/12/2006 06:34:56 Re:If your timing out , randomly freezing, crashing when going through HLs

i did that anyways. I back up everything before I deleate things.

As for why it worked I have no idea. All i know is that the patch didn't download right. But the checker didn't see that. So I deleated the files it redownloaded correctly and it works.

#36300070604 10/12/2006 13:39:48 Re:If your timing out , randomly freezing, crashing when going through HLs

For those who want to take the extra step, yes they can go ahead and back them up or save them to another directory.

The good thing about the patcher is it will download the default version from the server if the file is missing.

But you could always go back to how it was by replacing the new files with your backed up ones, yes.

#36300070852 10/12/2006 18:47:16 Re:If your timing out , randomly freezing, crashing when going through HLs

2 possible reasons that it might have fixed the problem:

A corrupt entry or invalid character in any of the .cfg files would cause a crash on load.
A corrupted 3rd party .dll would not get replaced by the launcher. They only get replaced when missing.